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Bhubaneswar/Jharsuguda: More trouble seems to have mounted for the woman additional tehsildar of Jharsuguda who was recently caught assaulting an elderly fruit vendor and his minor family member as two separate petitions were filed in OHRC and NHRC, Friday. The lady officer, Jogita Tirkey, currently...

Bhubaneswar: As uncertainty prevails on whether the annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath in Puri this year would be restriction-free, the state government Friday urged Doordarshan-Odia to livestream the mega event and provide common feed to recommended television channels and web portals free of cost....

Bhubaneswar: If we have to define ecosystem in simple terms, we may describe it as a geographical area where plants, animals and other organisms as well as weather and landscape work together to form a bubble of life. Hence, for the ecosystem to function effectively...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha registered 7,395 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally in the state to 8,06,094. The active caseload in the state now stands at 78,687. Out of the 7,395 new infections, 4,169 were reported from quarantine centres while 3,226...

With the climate change and increase in global temperature, forest fires have now become regular phenomena in Odisha. The recent wildfire in Similipal biosphere and some other forest ranges has not only worried the environmentalists but also turned to be an eye-opener for the policy...

Bhubaneswar: The loss of green cover in Odisha over the last few years is well documented in government records. Several forest lands have now been diverted for mining projects, felled for road expansion and other infrastructure development projects. With the consistent loss of green cover,...

Bhubaneswar: The global e-tender floated by the Odisha State Medical Corporation Ltd (OSMCL) for procurement of vaccines received two bids Friday. However, the government did not reveal the names of the two bidders. “They are under evaluation,” said Additional Chief Secretary (Health) Pradipta Mohapatra. Earlier,...

Choudwar/Berhampur: Bodies of two persons were found hanging from trees in separate incidents in Cuttack and Ganjam districts Friday. In Cuttack district, a body was found hanging from a tree with a cable wire near Birupa river bed under Tangi police limits. The deceased has...

Bhubaneswar: In view of the rising Covid-19 cases across Odisha, the Class 12 exams conducted by the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) was cancelled by the Odisha government Friday. The announcement was made by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik after he held a meeting with...

Cuttack: The SCB Medical College and Hospital (SCBMCH) here is soon going to have an extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) machine. This equipment is an essential ingredient for treating critical Covid-19 patients. The Odisha State Medical Corporation (OSMC) will purchase the ECMO machine. It has recently...